We made more trophies! This year we got to work with The Children’s Trust’s Stay Home Miami summer reading program Battle of the Books. Twelve avid readers will receive our new Little Star trophies which are made from just over … Read More
NO IDLING – Free Plastic’s Second Year in Review
As Free Plastic closes out our second year, it seems fitting to be working on a project to remind vehicles picking up students at MAST Academy on Virginia Key that there is NO IDLING. We thought year two was going … Read More
Plastic Poetry 002 | Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center
In April 2021, Free Plastic and O, Miami installed their second in a series of public art works entitled Plastic Poetry. Plastic Poetry is a series of community activations that mashes up an educational workshop on the realities of recycling … Read More
Free Plastic’s 2021 Earth Day Cleanup Registration
Celebrate Earth Day 2021 by helping us farm some plastic and cleanup a beach at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park on Thursday, April 22 from 10 am to 12 noon. Register today via the registration form below. This cleanup … Read More
Plastic Poetry 001 | Miami Norland Senior High School
In April 2021, Free Plastic and O, Miami installed their first in a series of public art works entitled Plastic Poetry. Plastic Poetry is a series of community activations that mashes up an educational workshop on the realities of recycling … Read More
Plastic Poetry’s Beach Cleanup at Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center
Our first cleanup was held on Saturday, February 27, 2021 from 3 to 5pm at Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center. We had 12 participants and they collected over 50 pounds of pollution! And, from that 50 pounds of waste, we were ... Read More
Plastic Poetry on Key Biscayne
Join us this Thursday, February 18th at 7pm for the first installment of a series of online workshops that mashes up recycling plastics, plastic pollution, beach cleanups, public art, and of course, poetry! Plastic Poetry is the latest project from … Read More
The Children’s Trust | Youth Advisory Committee Trophies
Our latest drop was two sets of trophies for The Children’s Trust. The trophies are for high school students participating in the Youth Advisory Committee – a youth leadership program designed to nurture the next generation of change-makers committed to positive … Read More
Year One | Building Free Plastic
In the spring of 2019, Free Plastic was born. Our earliest functional efforts were spent doing research and feasibility of production processes. Shortly thereafter in June, we held our first public workshop at the Museum of Discovery and Science in … Read More